Overview
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
DirectorShekhar Kapur
ProducersTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen, Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward
ScreenplayMichael Hirst
Top Casts
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
The Pope
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Details
LanguageFrench, English
Production companiesPolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films
Budget30000000
TaglineDeclared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
